CO129-494 - Governor Sir Clementi - 1926 [9-10] — Page 614

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collection by the Customs His Majesty's

Government intend simultaneously with such protest

to take separate action towards this end both

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by public manifesto and by diplomatic pressure

at Canton. Should the se proposals which are

under discussion with His Majesty's Minister at

Peking be rejected both by the other Powers and

by the Cantonese it will be necessary to review

the position in the light of the very large

issues involved. In the meantime however it

must be appreciated that any policy based on the

either assertion of treaty rights by force of arms with

or without the co-operation of other Powers is

entirely impracticable,

With regard to your recognition

proposal please refer to my telegrams of the

16th August and 29th September to which His

Majesty's Government have nothing to add,

However desirable it may be in theory to get

away from the Washington Treaty it must be

recognised that it exists and the political facts

of the situation have to be faced, You may rest

assured that His Majesty's Government are deeply

disturbed by and are giving the closest attention

to the grave and far-reaching issues that have

arisen and will lose no opportunity of reconciling

so far as may be possible the immediate interests

of Hongkong with the policy which surveying the

situation as a whole they are convinced is the only

one at present practicable Repeat to Peking.

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